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alecbrecher

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Registered: 2005-05-25

Posts: 11

dns client config

I have completed a new install of Arch and cannot resolve outside hostnames.  The dns is pointing to my isp's dns, do I need to run my own dns to resolve?  I can ping the isp's dns server so I know it's just a resolution issue.

nsswitch.conf has hosts: files dns
host.conf has order hosts,bind

I have searched the forums and come up with nothing.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.  -Alec

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: dns client config

DNS servers are stored in /etc/resolv.conf

alecbrecher

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Registered: 2005-05-25

Posts: 11

Re: dns client config

Thanks for your response, I have setup resolve.conf

search myhost.domain.com domain.com
ns1.myisp.com xx.xx.xx.xx
ns2.myisp.com xx.xx.xx.xx

Also the hosts file lists the nameservers.

But I still cannot resolve.

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

Posts: 187

Re: dns client config

resolv.conf should look like this. 

nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

alecbrecher

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Registered: 2005-05-25

Posts: 11

Re: dns client config

Thank you so much.  I di not realize "nameserver" was a parameter value.

Stinky

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From: The Colony, TX

Registered: 2004-05-28

Posts: 187

Re: dns client config

No problem!